Automotive Machinist

TACOM • Texarkana, TX

17d • Onsite

About The Position

Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The depot's enormous maintenance mission includes the repair, rebuild, overhaul and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: www.redriver.army.mil .

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 45 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 11.
• While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
• Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion (NTE) 1 year by a current permanent Army employee
• Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years.
• Position may be made permanent without further competition.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance for access to Depot Production Computer System.
• Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
• You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Ability to do the work of an Automotive Machinist without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to perform common duties which include operating crankshaft grinders for dimensional restoration, resurfacing engine blocks for cylinder sleeving, and polishing engine camshafts for tolerance compliance.
• Can extract tolerance limits from technical manuals.
• Work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.
• Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision
• Ability to Use Hand Tools for Machine Shop
• Ability to Use Shop Drawings
• Knowledge of Metals
• Measurement and Layout
• Operation of Machine Tools
• Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic)
• Incumbent must work in standing, stooping bending and reaching positions.
• Frequently handles items weighing 15-25 pounds and occasionally is required to lift items in excess of 45 pounds.
• Work is performed inside in areas that are usually noisy and dirty, and where there is a constant danger to the skin and eyes from flying metal chips and abrasive particles; skin irritation from contact with coolants, lubricants, and abrasive compounds; danger to fingers, hands, and other parts of the body from cutting tools, grinding wheels, rotating pieces, and moving parts of machines.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service.
• Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This is a(n) Materiel Maintenance Management Career Program position aligned under the Career Management Directorate.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Determines work procedures, selects proper tools, lays out work and operates a variety of machines.
• Make initial serviceability determination regarding a full variety of components and parts for gasoline, multi-fuel and diesel engines.
• Dimensional tolerances for machining operations and serviceability determinations
• Work with a variety of metals such as steel, cast iron, brass, copper and aluminum.
• Use common tools of the trade such as precision gauges, test stands, and fixtures to insure dimensional tolerances.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Learn more about federal benefits .
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed